Chablis Flashcards
River of Chablis
Serein
Soil of Chablis
Kimmeridgian Marl and Portlandian limestone
K : mixture of limestone and clay laced with millions of oysters fossils
P: limestone on elevated plateau. Mostly Petit Chablis
Chablis AOPs (3)
Petit Chablis AOP
Chablis AOP
Chablis GC AOP
all 100%CH
Min Pot Alcohol in Chablis Aop(s)
PC AOP Min 9.5% MW 153g/l
C AOP 10% 161 g/l 1er cru 10.5% 170 g/l
C GC AOP 11% 178 g/l
Permitted training methods in Chablis?
Taille Chablis, Single and double guyot, Cordon de Royat
Other appellation in the Yonne, non Chablis (3)
Irancy AOP
Vezelay AOP
St Bris AOP
What’s the AOP Irancy for?
Red only,
PN
Vezelay AOP? Style?
W only, 100% Ch
St Bris AOP , Style?
W only
SB and SGris
How many 1er cru in Chablis?
40, 17 main ones
Most Important 1er Crus in Chablis?
Right: Faurchaume, Montee de Tonnere, Mont de Milieu, Vaucopins
Left: Beauroy, Veu de Vay, Côte de Lechet, Vaillons, Montmains, Vosgros
Where would you find l’homme mort and Vaulorent?
In Faurchome. They are lieu dits, 1er cru themselves
Where would you find Butteaux and Forêts?
Montmains, they are lieu-dits 1er cru themselves
Where is La Moutonne?
It’s a monopole unofficial GC overlapping Vaudesir and Les Preuses
Who owns the monopole of La moutonne?
Domaine Long-Depaquit
Name two lieu-dits 1er cru in Faurchaume?
L’Homme Mort
Vaulorent
Cote de Fontanay
Vaupulent
What’s the characteristic of Vaulorent 1er Cru?
Within Faurchaume, It’s a lieu dit, non contiguous
It is the only 1er cru to touch a GC (Les Preuses)
Notable producer in Faurchaume?
Piuze